Man charged in '06 hit-and-run fatality in Tioga County, Pa.

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Mar 3, 2014 at 4:25 PM

By Amber Brenzaabrenza@the-leader.com

A Westfield, Pa. man has been charged in a 2006 hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a Lawrence Township, Pa. woman.

Simon E. Gigee, 44, of 974 Ladd Road, Westfield, Pa., is charged with two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury in connection with an accident on State Route 287 in Tioga County, Pa. on Oct. 27, 2006.

According to Mansfield-based Pennsylvania State Police, Gigee was traveling south on State Route 287 while driving a 1994 red Dodge truck and pulling a homemade trailer which had been reported stolen from Stages Used Equipment in Tioga, Pa.

The trailer became detached from Gigee’s vehicle and crossed into the northbound lane of State Route 287, where it struck a vehicle driven by Rhonda Fromm, according to state police.

Fromm, 34, was killed on impact. Her front seat passenger, her husband Michael Fromm, was treated for moderate injuries at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, according to state police.

Gigee allegedly continued driving south on State Route 287 following the accident, fleeing the scene and failing to help the victims or give information about the crash.

According to Mansfield State Police, several witnesses said Gigee has talked about the crash in their presence. Eventually a female was located who said she was a passenger in the truck when the trailer came off and named Gigee as the driver, troopers say.

Gigee was arraigned and sent to Tioga County Prison on $100,000 bail.

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